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PRONUNCIATION OF SALTPAN

saltpan  [ˈsɔːltˌpæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALTPAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saltpan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SALTPAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Salt pan

Salt pans can refer to: ▪ Salt pan, a flat expanse of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually found in deserts ▪ Salt evaporation pond, a method of producing salt by evaporating brine ▪ Salt pans, metal vessels in which brine is boiled to produce salt...

Definition of saltpan in the English dictionary

The definition of saltpan in the dictionary is a shallow basin, usually in a desert region, containing salt, gypsum, etc, that was deposited from an evaporated salt lake.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SALTPAN


bedpan
ˈbɛdˌpæn
brainpan
ˈbreɪnˌpæn
Brakpan
ˈbrækˌpæn
catapan
ˈkætəˌpæn
claypan
ˈkleɪˌpæn
cocopan
ˈkəʊkəʊˌpæn
deadpan
ˈdɛdˌpæn
dishpan
ˈdɪʃˌpæn
dustpan
ˈdʌstˌpæn
firepan
ˈfaɪəˌpæn
fry-pan
ˈfraɪˌpæn
hardpan
ˈhɑːdˌpæn
jampan
ˈdʒæmˌpæn
marzipan
ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn
Matapan
ˈmætəˌpæn
pattypan
ˈpætɪˌpæn
skidpan
ˈskɪdˌpæn
swanpan
ˈswɒnˌpæn
taipan
ˈtaɪˌpæn
tragopan
ˈtræɡəˌpæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALTPAN

salting
saltire
saltirewise
saltish
saltishly
saltishness
saltless
saltlike
saltly
saltness
Salto
saltpeter
saltpetre
saltpetreman
salts
saltus
saltwater
saltworks
saltwort
salty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALTPAN

attention span
Balikpapan
cake pan
flash in the pan
frying pan
iron pan
japan
life span
lifespan
Montespan
pan
Saipan
sapan
saucepan
span
spic-and-span
tampan
time span
Uruapan
wingspan

Synonyms and antonyms of saltpan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «saltpan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALTPAN

Find out the translation of saltpan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saltpan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saltpan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盐田
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saltpan
570 millions of speakers

English

saltpan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

saltpan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

saltpan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

saltpan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saltpan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

saltpan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saline
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saltpan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salzpfanne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塩田
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

염전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saltpan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

saltpan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

saltpan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॅल्टन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuzla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

saltpan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

saltpan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

saltpan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

saltpan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soutpan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saltpan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saltpan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of saltpan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALTPAN»

The term «saltpan» is normally little used and occupies the 145.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALTPAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «saltpan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «saltpan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saltpan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALTPAN»

Discover the use of saltpan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saltpan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
The saline crusts of the Deep Springs Lake saltpan are composed primarily of thenardite (sodium sulfate), but other saline minerals are contained in specific crust al layers. The layer sequence of crustal minerals is, in ascending order, ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1962
2
Geological Survey Professional Paper
edge of the saltpan, but flow does not extend to the central part of the basin; it is ponded by a crust of salt that has formed on the flat broad channel. During the first 5 years of our survey this northeast arm of Cottonball Basin did not discharge to ...
‎1965
3
Scorched Earth: Studies in the Archaeology of Conflict
The other issue relates to the munitions on the saltpan. This was the largest concentration of munitions on the battlefield, raising the question of whether this represents the Alpattata and Alghus group or whether it is a mixture of both sides'  ...
Tony Pollard, Iain Banks, 2008
4
Focus on Art in Society and Environment
Useful resources Focus on Art Wall Charts Ages 5-8 UJ )udy Watson, Saltpan books showing artworks by Central Australian Indigenous painters (e.g. artists from the Papunya area) Tuning in Indigenous Australian art has, in recent times, seen ...
Dellene Strong, 2004
5
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY
Table 6.12 Great Salt Spring (25B3-1) Artifacts" Late Woodland pottery Unidentified Mississippian pottery (mostly saltpans) Thin Mississippian pottery Mississippian saltpan sherds (whole) Mississippian pottery (not including unidentified) ...
Jon Muller, 1983
6
Vegetation of Southern Africa
Long pollen sequences from organic deposits at a warm spring at Wonderkrater ( Scott ig82a,b) and lake deposits from the Pretoria Saltpan crater (Partridge et al. 1993) show strong cyclic patterns during the Late and Middle Pleistocene.
R. M. Cowling, D. M. Richardson, S. M. Pierce, 2004
7
House of Commons Papers
A garden in the tenure of Roger Wright: A saltpan of twelve leads, and a house, in the tenure of Roger Herwer : A house and land in Hospele Street, in the tenure of Thomas Shayn- ton : Another house in the tenure of George Croke, and two ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1841
8
Bottle Creek: A Pensacola Culture Site in South Alabama
... 51; Pensacola B1 subset, 46–49; Pensacola B2 subset, 48–49; Plaquemine A set, 43–44, 49; Plaquemine B set, 44, 49; Plaquemine C set, 44, 49; Saltpan I subset, 46–47, 49; Saltpan II subset, 47, 49; textile impressions, 25; Valley Park set, ...
Ian W. Brown, Penelope Ballard Drooker, 2003
9
Past Climate Variability through Europe and Africa
Diatoms from the Pretoria Saltpan — a record of lake evolution and environmental change. In: Partridge T.C. (ed.), Tswaing: Investigations into the Origin, Age and Palaeo-Environments of the Pretoria Saltpan, Mem. 85, Council for Geoscience ...
Richard W. Battarbee, Françoise Gasse, Catherine E. Stickley, 2007
10
Badwater: The Forensic Geology Series, Book 1
“Then I'd be wrong.” We had no more heart for talk. Five times, we saw cars on the Badwater Road across the saltpan and I roused myself and stood and signalled. The sixth car, I didn't bother. We sat until shadows reached the head of the fan.
Toni Dwiggins

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALTPAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saltpan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Worth their Salt: How Clean Energy is Powering a Breakthrough …
In the salt marshes of the Gujarat desert - far from the electric grid - clean energy technologies are providing a breakthrough for saltpan farmers (agarias) who ... «Natural Resources Defense Council, Jul 15»
2
Ancient saltpan first in Anatolia
Archaeological work in the ancient city of Kaunos has unearthed a 2,000 year-old saltpan. The ancient city, which dates back to 3,000 years ago, is located in ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Slum rehab proposed on saltpans
With a view to make Mumbai and the entire state slum-free by 2022, the Maharashtra government for the first time has proposed to use saltpan lands in the city to ... «The Asian Age, May 15»
4
Unseasonal rain hits salt production
“Since the district experienced reasonably good rains during the northeast monsoon, the saltpans suffered extensive damage and we restored it with heavy ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
5
Floriculture catching up with saltpan workers in Vedaranyam
Floriculture has come as a boon to salt pan workers, particularly women, as they need not depend on private moneylenders during off season. Vedaranyam, with ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
6
Forest department issues eviction notices to saltpan workers
RAJKOT: Forest department has issued eviction notices to traditional saltpan workers in Little Rann of Kutch, asking them to vacate the wild ass sanctuary in the ... «Times of India, Apr 14»
7
Solar pumps to help saltpan workers save 300 a day
United Nation's special representative and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All Kandeh Yumkella was on a day-long visit to saltpan workers in the LRK to study ... «Times of India, Feb 14»
8
Seawater spoils saltpan works
The heavy winds in this coastal district has brought temporary relief for people here who were waiting for relief from the scorching summer heat for the last two ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 13»
9
Shady Lady's worlds collide again on a Kimberley saltpan
Last Sunday, the pair visited the saltpan for the first time. Shady Lady's story begins in May 1943, when John Curtin sought long-range bombers to strike at ... «The Australian, Aug 11»
10
Gujarat's Saltpan Workers: Vicious Cycle of Despair
Even after death, he says, saltpan workers suffer an ignoble fate: their hands and feet are difficult to burn during cremation because of the salt content. «MedIndia, Feb 10»

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